Elizabeth Tyrrell has lived in Brighton for most of her adult life and can’t imagine being anywhere else. She has always enjoyed writing and finds that writing groups, of which there are many in Brighton, and also magazines arevery helpful for support and feedback. Competitions are agreat motivator. She was an infant teacher for thirty years. ‘You can’t have illusions about yourself when small children are around,’ she says, ‘and, not surprisingly, I often write about children.’